Commercial Litigation

Pat McInerney is a Partner in our corporate and commercial and litigation departments.

Pat specialises in commercial litigation and dispute resolution, public administrative law, regulation and defamation.

Pat practises in the commercial litigation non-jury area. He specialises in dispute resolution, including defamation, inter-company and employment disputes and complex litigation. He has significant experience with commercial disputes, injunctions, specific performance actions and property disputes in acting for public sector, financial institutions, corporate and individual clients in both the Circuit and Superior Courts. He is a keen advocate of alternative dispute resolution, having successfully handled a variety of mediations and arbitrations. Pat also brings his experience to bear in dealing with professional indemnity issues, acting in negligence cases involving architects, engineers, solicitors and insurance brokers.

He has particular expertise in the public administrative and regulatory law spheres, having acted for public sector clients for many years. He advises on all aspects of regulatory law and compliance, public administrative law, statutory interpretation, corporate governance defamation litigation, ethics, freedom of information and data protection issues. Pat advises on fair procedures and due process and has represented State and semi-State clients in both initiating and defending judicial review actions. He has gained particular experience in the drafting of statutory instruments on behalf of public sector clients and frequently advises in respect of such matters. He has represented such clients in various statutory fora in conducting investigations, prosecutions and appeal hearings.

Pat also frequently advises public bodies on procurement issues. He regularly advises state bodies on tendering processes, including tendering options available, Expressions of Interest (EOI) and Request For Tender (RFT) documentation, framework agreements and contract documentation, as well as the implementation of proper procedures throughout the tendering process.

Due to his previous lecturing experience in the University of Limerick and National University of Ireland, Galway, Pat works closely with these, and other third level institutions, in forging greater links between the firm and academia and is involved in a number of joint projects which seek to develop and enhance the commonalities which already exist.

Pat acts for State, semi-State and statutory bodies, institutional clients, international and domestic insurance companies, financial institutions, corporate and private clients

Pat has lectured for a number of years for the Schools of Law in the University of Limerick and NUI Galway Member, New York State Bar Member, New York State Bar Association Member, Society of Legal Scholars Member, Irish Society of Comparative Law External Examiner/Moderator, Institute of Certified Public Accountants

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University of Limerick  LL.B University of Limerick  LL.M PhD (in progress), University College Cork Admitted as an Attorney and Counselor at Law, New York Admitted to the Law Society of Ireland